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The Lyrarakis Estate is a family winery which has been producing high...

The Lyrarakis Estate is a family winery which has been producing high quality wines since 1966 with a strong focus on rare local varieties and producing single variety wines. Surrounded by the idyllic setting of the vineyards and the Lassithi mountains we offer you the opportunity to enjoy nature and discover local varieties abd wines distinguished by the uniqueness of their origin and heritage.

We had a very good experience in this place. We have tasted 7 different wines (in the advertisements has written just 6😀) and all of them was excellent. The yard and the landscape are also very nice. The staff are very polite, helpful and friendly.

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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you for reviewing us and for your kind words.
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We tracked this place also by reading reviews. They offer tasting tours but we were in a rush so one of the owners kindly agreed to do a 15 minute tour only with us :) They have some really interesting tastes. Don't miss this place if you want to buy some local wine.

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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

There are no words to express our admiration, appreciation and enjoyment of wine tasting in Lyrarakis ;)
Incredibly friendly Anna, who guided us through the vineyard made huge impression on us.We felt like V.I.P
We chose a package for € 20 per person and it was fantastic money spent, refreshments were simply delicious like wine that after tasting of course...
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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you for reviewing us with such kind words. We really appreciate them!
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Well known producer who think a lot about autochtonic varieties. During our visit we had the oportunity to see different vineyards with history of the place and causes of changes in planting. Interesting, surprising wines...and rosmarin everywhere. Beautifull place and nice guiding

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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you Magdalena for your kind words and reviews.
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We put a winery / wine tasting as one of the first thing to do on Crete -- knowing that we'd likely end up with a few bottles to enjoy from our hotel in the following days.
This winery is well known for having "rescued" several local varieties from eventual extinction in the face of wine globalization (i.e. Chardonnay dominance)...
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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you for your kind words. We are glad that you enjoyed your time in our winery.
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We visited Lyrarakis Winery on a spur of the moment decision. Although the website recommends booking we thought we'd pop in and see if they could fit us in. From the moment we arrived they were friendly and accommodating and we got straight on a tour at 1pm. The tour takes you around the vineyards and then into the cellar...
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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank for taking the time to review us! We hope to host you again soon.
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The tour times are very convenient for every type of visit. Our tour guide was very informative about the history of wine making on Crete and this winery in particular. The vines were already harvested, but we managed to find a few grapes to try - I never had better grapes in my life! I could only imagine the quality...
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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you Anastasia for your kind words! We really appreciate them.
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Having spent many, many years visiting wineries in NAPA, Tuscany, Bordeaux and South Africa gave me perspective on how wonderful Lyrarakis Wine truly is.
On our sixth visit to Crete, we finally made time to visit the Wine Road close to Heraklion. Too bad we missed it for the past 5 years, given this has been a family establishment for...
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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you Global Citizen for your kind review!
Some navigation systems do indeed give false (or not the best possible) directions and this is why we suggest caution with their use. The easiest way to the winery is following our brown signs along the way.
We are happy that you enjoyed your time in the winery and that the Cretan...
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A world class wine tour and tasting. Areti was the best. Very knowledgeable, answered all my questions and made my experience memorable. Worth the effort to get there. If you don't have a car, public transportation available.

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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you TravelinAlan for you kind words and review!
We are really glad that you enjoyed your experience.
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It was me and my girlfriends 1st time wine tasting, we tried all different types of wine from different grapes all across the vineyard,the tour was excellent on going through the history and the process of each wines, we even got a free bottle off our tour guide who was an absolutely lovely woman and made this experience for us...
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Eva_gvnk, Public Relations Manager at Lyrarakis Winery, responded to this review

Thank you James for taking the time to review us! We really appreciate it.
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